Baras

Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras, is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 91,099 people.
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  • Type: Town with 69,300 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Rizal
  • Also known as: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baras Church and Morong Plaza.

Church
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The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph, commonly known as , is a Roman Catholic church located in Baras, Rizal, , where the miraculous centuries-old image of San Jose de Baras is enshrined.

Park
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is a park.

School
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, formerly called Tomas Claudio Memorial School, was constructed in 1921 in honor of Private Tomas Mateo Claudio, the first Filipino hero of , , in the , who died during World War I in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanay and Morong.

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is a town in , . The northern portion of the town lies within the Sierra Madre mountains.

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is a municipality in the province of in the . The town is at the top of Peninsula with shores on Laguna de Bay and is a vibrant cultural hub.

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is a town in , . It is known for its wind farm, Mount Sembrano, and the Halayhayin cycling path.

Baras

Latitude
14.5219° or 14° 31′ 19″ north
Longitude
121.2658° or 121° 15′ 57″ east
Population
69,300
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7Q63G7C8+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198493077
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1726765
Wiki­data ID
Q106766
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Waray—“Baras” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Cebuano: “Baras”
  • Central Bikol: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Chavacano: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Dutch: “Baras”
  • Filipino: “Baras”
  • French: “Baras”
  • Georgian: “ბარასი”
  • German: “Baras”
  • Iloko: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Indonesian: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Italian: “Baras”
  • Malay: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Pampanga: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Pangasinan: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Persian: “باراس”
  • Portuguese: “Baras”
  • Russian: “Барас”
  • Spanish: “Baras”
  • Tagalog: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Tagalog: “Baras”
  • Vietnamese: “Baras, Rizal”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Baras, Rizal”
  • “Baras”
  • “Baras, Rizal”

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